Overview

Americanist Culture History reprints thirty-nine classic works of Americanist archaeological literature published between 1907 and 1971. The articles, in which the key concepts and analytical techniques of culture history were first defined and discussed, are reprinted, with original pagination and references, to enhance the use of this collection as a research and teaching resource. The editors also include an introduction that summarizes the rise and fall of the culture history paradigm, making this volume an excellent introduction to the field's primary literature.

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Author:   R. Lee Lyman ,  etc.
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.284kg
ISBN:  

9780306455391

ISBN 10:   0306455390
Pages:   508
Publication Date:   July 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

The Emeryville Shellmound (selected pages); M. Uhle. Report of the Committee on Archaeological Nomenclature; J.H. Wright, et al. Archaeological Investigations in the Valley of Mexico by the International School; F. Boas. Areas of American Culture Characterization Tentatively Outlined as an Aid in the Study of Antiquities (selected pages); W.H. Holmes. Chronology of the Tano Ruins, New Mexico (selected pages); N.C. Nelson. Zuni Culture Sequences; A.L. Kroeber. An Outline for a Chronology of Zuni Ruins (selected Pages); L. Spier. A Design-Sequence from New Mexico; A.V. Kidder. Notes on the Pottery of Pecos; M.A. Kidder, A.V. Kidder. Diffusion and Independent Invention: A Critique of Logic; J.H. Steward. The Culture-Area and Age-Area Concepts of Clark Wissler; A.L. Kroeber. Editorials: Methodology in the Southwest; H.S. Gladwin. Analysis of Village Site Collections from Louisiana and Mississippi (selected pages); J.A. Ford. A Chronological Method Applicable to the Southeast; J.A. Ford. Report of the Conference on Southeastern Pottery Typology; J.A. Ford, J.B. Griffin. Handbook of Northern Arizona Pottery Wares (selected pages); H.S. Colton, L.L. Hargrave. 23 Additional Papers. Index.

Reviews

...should also play a significant role in reminding current archaeologists of the forgotten and unappreciated complexities of the Americanist cultural historical paradigm as it developed during the first 60 or so years of the 20th century. The Rise and Fall of Culture History and Americanist Culture: Fundamentals of Time, Space, and Form together form the most comprehensive and focused commentary on theoretical developments in American archaeology between 1900 and 1960.' North American Archaeologist, 22: 4 (2001)

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